I will be the first to admit that I often think cynically about things. I also think complaining about something is completely counter-intuitive to a cynical d

I will be the first to admit that I often think cynically about things. I also think complaining about something is completely counter-intuitive to a cynical disposition. Wikipedia might not be the best place to look for a definition, but doing so reveals that a cynic lives a life "in virtue, in agreement with nature."[1] What the OP posted is much closer to a contemporary misunderstanding of the history of cynicism[2]. Cynically, I do not agree with this classification of cynicism, and although I may not change your mind I think we should stop conflating the process of attempting to see the harmonies[3] of our current ecosystem with the pessimism of a disillusioned generation[4] (of which I am one). If what you do is counter to optimism, pessimism, and realism, while having a "fixed mindset" (as the article reads), imo you are not a cynic, you are just the stereotype of a millennial. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism_(philosophy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism_(philosophy) 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism_(contemporary) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism_(contemporary) 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic 4. https://phys.org/news/2020-10-democracy-millennials-disillusioned-memoryglobal.html https://phys.org/news/2020-10-democracy-millennials-disillus...